How to make Firefox the Default search engine on Android Kitkat

HTC Desire 816 with Google set as Default

Here's how to [[Make Firefox the default browser on Android]] .
[https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/make-firefox-default-browser-android]
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    redcloud75013 wrote:
    Hi there!
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    *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Default_browser

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  • How to change the default search engine? I accidentaly change it from google to yahoo, and I can't get it back. I changed my homepage too, but it isn't solved. Thanks

    dear, there.
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